Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1712 | 6.76 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | — |
Nakayama's current-season form is up 55% on last season (Season 11→17), while his Rating eased 35→26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 22).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nagoya Grampus · 16th | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6.76 | 26 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Nagoya Grampus · 11th | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 35 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Shimizu S-pulse · 17th | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 40 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Shimizu S-pulse · 14th | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6.61 | 47 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Yokohama FC · 15th | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 43 | 6 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Nakayama is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 554th of 874 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakayama.
Judged on this season alone, Nakayama graded 17 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.208 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 163rd of 241 of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 30 Nakayama is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 26.3, Nakayama carries the 163rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 241, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 30, Nakayama sits on 10, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakayama's projected Rating — 26.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
